Improvement in lamp-wick trimmers



S. NAYLOR.

LAMP-WICK TRIMMER.

Patented May 23, 1876.

WITNESSES .dttorney UNITED STATES SAMUEL NAYLOR, OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-WICK TRIMI VIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,875, dated May 23,1876; application filed Mareh20, 1876.

To all whom it may concm'nr Be it known that I, SAMUEL NAYLOR, ofImlependence, in the county of Buchanan and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Lam p-Wick Trimmers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a -full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to .the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification. I

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a lamp-wicktrimmer, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 shows detached parts ofthe same.

A and B represent two arms or levers, formed with eyes U (J, like anordinary pair of shears, for the insertion of the fingers of the hand towork the implement. The opposite ends of the two arms are curved inward,as shown, the end of one being slotted, and the other formed-with atenon inserted and pivoted thereon. To the inner side of the arm A isattached an elongated block, D or the arm may be formed with such blockor projection, in which is made a curved groove for the insertion of.the curved blade E. This blade may be held in said block or projectionby any suitable 'or convenient means, or it may be permanently attachedthereto. It is, however, preferable to make it removable, so

that it can be taken out, when required, for

sharpening. Directly opposite this knife the inner side of the arm Bisenlarged, as shown, and a soft-metal plate, Gr, secured. thereto,against which the knife E will cut.

This implement is intended to cut the burnt portion of the lamp-wick,and leave the wick oval or convex, so as to give a good light.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arms A B, each having an eye, 0, at one end, curved inward towardeach'other at the other ends, and pivoted together, and provided withthe block D, curved knife E, and soft-metal plate G, as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I at'fix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL NAYLOR.

Witnesses:

G. B. SMEALLIE, W. G. DORMAN.

PATENT OFFICE.

